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news A7
Tuesday, May 23, 2017 guardian.co.tt
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Son conducts father's funeral
RICHARD LORD
The son of calypso-
nian Samuel "Brigo"
Abraham had to daunt-
ing task of conducting
his father's funeral ser-
vice yesterday.
Fr Bonnie Anthony
Abraham told mourners
at at the Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception,
Independence Square,
Port-of-Spain, that his
father seemed to have
lived ahead of his time
based on the many ca-
lypsoes he sang..
Brigo, a calypsonian
since the 1960's, died
last week Tuesday, after
ailing for several months.
He was 76.
In his homily, Fr Abra-
ham said his father gave
his life to developing the
calypso artform but died
alone.
He appealed to the con-
gregation, which included
President Anthony Car-
mona, to contribute to
the collection taken dur-
ing the service to ensure
that calypsonians who
were ill would be provid-
ed with assistance during
their illness. He said the
fund would be managed
by Trinbago Unified Ca-
lypsonians Organisation
(Tuco).
Fr Abraham said his fa-
ther sang calypsoes about
marriage and other issues
which were aimed at de-
veloping family life.
He said the solution to
the many problems af-
fecting T&T, including
crime, cannot be found
in the politicians but in
the family. He spoke of the
need for citizens to return
to good family life.
He said many others
used the words of some of
Brigo's popular calypsoes
to pay tribute to him. They
spoke about an all-time
favourite Doh Beat Mama
Popo, Voodoo Man, Limbo
Break and Shake Up Your
Bum Bum.
Calypsonian Wayne
"Impulse" Modeste, who
chaired the tributes at the
funeral service, said Brigo
was more than a calypso-
nian --- he was a father and
Marissa bled to death
SHALIZA HASSANALI
Marissa Nelson, the
600 pound Valencia
woman who was under-
goingsupervised weight
loss treatment at hospi-
tal,bled to death from an
ulcer in her intestines,
an autopsy revealed
yesterday.
Nelson, 34, had been
warded at High Dependen-
cy Unit of the Eric Williams
Medical Sciences Complex,
Mt Hope, for the last six
months and her death on
Sunday left many of her
caregivers---nurses and
doctors--- in tears yesterday.
Health Minister Terrence
Deyalsingh was moved
to assist Nelson after the
T&T Guardian highlight-
ed her story in September
last year and a special team
of doctors were assigned to
her help her.
Nelson, who suffered
with lymphoedema, which
left her limbs enormously
swollen, had been confined
to her bed for four years be-
fore help came.
The Regiment also re-
modelled her modest
Johnson Street, Valencia
home to suit her size while
she was in hospital and she
pleaded to be discharged to
see the changes.
Yesterday, Nelson's two
sisters Lucille and Dianne
Ramlal tried hard to con-
tain their emotions as their
viewed Nelson's body be-
fore she was examined.
"Marissa had a dis-
position of peace on her
face. Her face glowed. She
looked so rested," Lucille
said, as tears welled in her
eyes.
"The result did not come
as a shock to us. We knew
that she bled to death. Un-
fortunately, circumstances
are not always ideal," Di-
anne interjected.
Dianne said when the
family visited the hospital,
some nurses on the High
Dependency Ward were
in grief, while others wept
as Nelson had become part
of their family.
Several doctors who
battled to save Nelson's
life also were in mourning.
The autopsy was done at
the Eric Williams Medical
Sciences Complex (EWM-
SC).
"Everyone extended
condolences to us at the
hospital because Marissa's
death came as a big sur-
prise. The hospital's staff
wanted Marissa to have a
successful outcome. They
wanted to see her walk out
of the hospital. But it was
short lived. God did not
plan it that way," Dianne
said.
Lucille said she was
shocked to see that people
on social media who did not
even know her sister had
extended their sympathies.
"People not only from
Trinidad but as far as
America, Canada and
the Caribbean. Everyone
showed love and compas-
sion toward her. It seemed
as though Marissa had re-
ally touched many hearts
with her plight. We cannot
thank them enough."
As the family prepares
Nelson's final rites, Luci-
lle said they had planned
to bury Marissa but the
funeral home advised that
they should cremate her
body instead.
Personal assistant of
Toco/Sangre Grande MP
Glenda Jennings-Smith,
Oneka Patterson said they
have been reaching out to
the Nelson family to help
ease the burdens in their
time of sorrow.
"We are going to be there
with the family in their
darkest hour. We are try-
ing to make all the neces-
sary arrangements to make
things easier on them," she
said.
Patterson said the news
Fr Bonnie Anthony Abraham performs the last rites for his father Samuel
"Brigo"Abraham (Inset) during the funeral service at the Cathedral of the
Immaculate Conception, Independence Square, Port-of-Spain, yesterday. At left, is
President Anthony Carmona. PHOTO: ABRAHAM DIAZ
of Nelson's death has
hit many like a tonne of
bricks, particularly Jen-
nings-Smith who became
bonded with her in the last
seven months and was in-
strumental in remodelling
Nelson's bedroom.
"MP was so distraught
yesterday. Marissa was
bigger than life. Not in
size but in heart and spir-
it. She was one in a million.
Marissa had a personality
that was bigger than her,"
Patterson said.
Patterson said the MP
had already given a com-
mitment to help in what-
ever way.
Lucille said her fami-
ly wanted to cremate her
sister before Friday.
She was more than
a patient---NCRHA
Chief Executive the
Officer of the North
Central Regional Health
AuthorityDavlin Thom-
as said yesterday that
Marissa Nelson was
more than a patient to
staff.
In a statement he said
doctors, nurses and staff of
the Eric Williams Medical
Sciences Complex (EWM-
SC) joined the family and
friends in mourning her
passing.
"When you spend more
than six months caring
for someone, in spite of
your best professional ef-
forts, that person becomes
more than a patient to you,"
Thomas said.
He said Nelson was ad-
mitted on November 3 last
year "but in spite of the
unquestionably dedicated
efforts and sustained in-
terventions of the hospi-
tal's medical and nursing
team," she died at 5.49 am
on Sunday.
"The NCRHA extends
and expresses sincerest
condolences to Marissa's
family in this time of pro-
found sadness," the state-
ment said.
---See Pages A18
and A19
a calypso scholar.
Comedian Bill Trotman
said calypsonians must
now begin to unite and
support each other. For-
mer government minister
and reigning extempore
king Winston "Gypsy"
Peters said Brigo was a
dear fiend who did more
for calypso than any other.
He said Brigo was a
very educated man even
though he had no certif-
icates.
Many calypsonians,
including Tuco president
Bro Resistance (Lutalo
Masimba) said he remem-
bered Brigo's performance
of the calypso Dracula.
In that performance he
emerged from a coffin on
stage.
"The whole of Trinidad
and Tobago was talking
about this calypsonian
coming out of the coffin."
Bro Resistance said
Brigo was "a real treasure
in my life."
Veteran calypsonians
Black Prince, Chalkdust,
Crazy, Lord Funny and Bro
Mudada were also among
those paying tribute to
Brigo. Mudada said Brigo
never won Calypso Mon-
arch or the Road March ti-
tle but won the National
Action Cultural Cultural
Committee's Uncrowned
King competition.
Fr Abraham, Impulse
and Bro Resistance said
they were committed to
ensure a calypso school
be established in Brigo's
honour.
Preserve Brigo's
legacy for all